Both 'Deadpool' and 'Zoolander 2' make fun out of facial disfigurement. As someone with neurofibromatosis, a condition that has caused numerous non-cancerous tumours to grow on my face, I'm interested in how comedy deals with the issue. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Living with a facial disfigurement, in a busy city like London, means I am rarely invisible. Even something as simple as a train journey can turn into a gauntlet of stares, pointing and whispers. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I was a lot smarter than the kids bullying me, so I'd just wind up blowing up at them. So if they said something… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I found out who I was by trying loads of things that I wasn't and by realizing the facade of trying to please people… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think in order to love yourself, you've got to wake up saying, 'Alexa, play 'Macho Man' by The Village People' and dance around… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I've always been a campaigner, ever since I was a child. It sounds like an utter clich but it's in my DNA. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think we all need to learn to live the lives we've got and not mourn the ones we don't. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm like a duck. On the surface, I look cool and sleek and elegant. And underneath I'm kicking like mad. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
If I can try to be as normal as possible and show there's nothing to fear - either on film or day to day,… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
It's a duty to create a world where people like myself can thrive, without fear or anxiety - giving a voice back to the… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I don't want to blanket ban all scars and disfigurements in films because that's going to be a very boring creative landscape and it's… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
We all have our own hang-ups and I think we should be supporting each other, not throwing abuse around like you're 15 and in… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
